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  Ukraine’s chess federation has asked the SBU to assess Zelensky adviser Mykhailo Podolyak’s decision to become a FIDE vice president under Timur Turlov, a businessman sanctioned by Ukraine. The federation wants a criminal case opened over his alleged “betrayal of Ukraine’s national interests.” https://t.me/echoonline_news/33589

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  Russian publisher Individuum is shutting down after a criminal case tied to books targeted under Russia’s "LGBT propaganda" crackdown reached staff and later senior managers at Eksmo, which absorbed Individuum in 2024. Unfinished books will move elsewhere. https://t.me/theinsider/52475

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  Yabloko campaign activist Varvara Kosheleva and her husband were reportedly attacked outside their Moscow home by men claiming to be Ukraine war veterans who called them “traitors.” Doctors diagnosed her with a concussion in addition to multiple bruises. https://t.me/Duntsova/1109

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  Ukraine’s 2026 counterattacks have regained more ground than its failed 2023 offensive, OSINT analyst Clément Molin says, putting the figure at about 450 sq km (175 sq mi). CIT agrees that this year’s local operations have been more successful by area, but says Molin overstates what can be confirmed near Sloviansk. CIT also cautions that the comparison is imperfect: the 2023 campaign was a theater-wide offensive with major strategic objectives, whereas today’s operations are tactical and target...

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  Nestlé has already lost control of its 6 Russian factories under Putin-ordered external administration. Recent statements promising "business as usual" come from the new Russian manager, not the OG-HQ. Switzerland is trying (diplomatically) to help the co. regain control. https://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/ruscafe-statt-nescafe-nestle-droht-in-russland-das-danone-drehbuch-ld.10025029

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  It seems we're back to the back-and-forth, pipe-dream talk of Kyiv manufacturing its own Patriot interceptors: today, Trump declined to confirm Zelensky’s claim that he agreed to grant the licenses. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/26/politics/trump-ukraine-patriot-missiles

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  At Lavrov’s NYC meeting with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, Russia’s Foreign Ministry shared a report (in English) claiming that Kyiv staged the Bucha massacre. Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova later teased Wadephul for covering it with a notebook. https://t.me/MariaVladimirovnaZakharova/15041

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  Finally got around to reading Dexter Filkins’s profile of Jared Kushner. A perfect asshole, and the embodiment of the silver-spoon elite who literally cannot distinguish their own affluence from the national interest, fanatically convinced that their obscene wealth somehow means everyone wins. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/09/21/jared-kushners-dollar-diplomacy

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  Two men Czech reporters linked to the pro-war Rybar channel have long lived legally in Germany while working for Izvestia, iStories reports. The EU bans Izvestia’s broadcasting and content distribution. (The men’s residence status and current whereabouts remain unclear.) https://t.me/istories_media/13665

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  I rate this headline a 9/10 on the "it's nearly the weekend, innit" scale

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  Russian investigators have linked methanol-contaminated alcohol sold in the Leningrad region to more than 45 deaths and serious injuries to several other people, Fontanka reports. Five defendants are in custody awaiting trial. https://t.me/fontankaspb/111179

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  Russian political scientist Alexander Kynev, a prominent expert on regional politics, has been jailed pending trial on a major drug charge, Mediazona reports. The offense carries a possible sentence of 10–20 years. https://t.me/mediazzzona/33845

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  As some NATO allies worry Washington might cut forces in Europe, U.S. and Polish officials are apparently discussing a base in Poland for 10,000 American troops. The U.S. is also moving Army units to Lithuania and Estonia. 🤔 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/24/poland-us-base-troops-01091905

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  U.S. prosecutors say Oxygen Forensics concealed Russian ownership while selling phone-data extraction software 😮 to the Pentagon 😳 and Secret Service 🫩. Its alleged Russian owners also ran a Moscow company that supplied software to the FSB. https://www.rferl.org/a/us-russia-software-hacker-cyber-oxygen-forensics/33863370.html

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  Hungary says it plans to end reliance on Russian energy by 2035... but first it wants another pass from Washington to keep buying Russian oil and gas. The current U.S. exemption expires Nov. 21. Will Trump still feel so giving with Orban out of office? https://t.me/radiogovoritmsk/279323

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  That post-election autumn air is here: Russia’s Finance Ministry has proposed a 22% VAT on foreign marketplace purchases & a 100-ruble charge on parcels worth up to €200. Two weeks after saying tax increases were not under consideration, Kremlin spokesman Peskov declined to discuss the ministry's proposals. https://t.me/theinsider/52392 https://t.me/novaya_europe/67462

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  Zelensky says Kyiv receives interceptors from partners *one or two at a time,* reliant on direct, personal negotiations with national leaders. He argues that only the US could help on a large scale and has asked Trump for more, despite shortages that are only getting worse. https://t.me/RBC_ua_news/206444

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  No sarcasm, no jokes. I genuinely believe that Nathan Fielder is a filmmaking genius. This looks incredible. https://youtu.be/HvW_N5p1q44?si=z4f6TLzMBDIT5u6D

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  FT says Kremlin-backed fintech A7 ("a group set up as an alternative to the Western payments system") used front companies and forged invoices to move more than $6.9B through global banks despite sanctions on Russia. The flows touched Standard Chartered, Citi, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, & DBS. https://www.ft.com/content/3848a4ad-1426-4352-ba86-ef1279c4ffd1

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  The Donald Trump: The U.S. is working on a “major deal” to buy Belarusian potash! Eat shit, Canada! Lukashenko, hours earlier: Belarus has no potash to spare for Western markets, “even if we wanted to.” https://news.zerkalo.io/economics/136881.html

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  A rather alarming development in the case of Russian pro-peace parliamentary candidate Yulia Kuznetsova, who went missing after meeting voters in Moscow. She's resurfaced, saying a “difficult conversation” left her needing "psychological and medical help," but that she and her husband are safe. https://t.me/juliaharch/1898

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  Watched Proekt's new investigation and wrote a lil' summary. https://kevinrothrock.substack.com/p/the-fsb-project-that-makes-the-sochi

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  "Nestlé takes note" 🙃

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  Two people were killed when a Russian strike hit a business in Ukraine’s Zhytomyr region overnight. Other attacks wounded civilians near Kyiv, in Konotop, and in Zaporizhzhia, while drones damaged schools, clinics, homes, and utilities. https://t.me/activatica/60151

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  If you think you're having a bad day, ponder the "protest-voting strategies" available to Russian oppositionists and know that your situation could always be more pathetic. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/17/russia-s-first-parliamentary-election-since-the-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine-begins-tomorrow-with-its-only-anti-war-party-barred-and-genuine-competition-all-but-eliminated

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  In a first, Italian NATO jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuania from Belarus overnight, Lithuanian officials said. Authorities say it likely carried explosives. It was brought down near a small rural village. https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/lietuvoje/2/3052578/nkvc-drono-numusimo-vietoje-ivestas-planas-skydas-apziurimos-surinktos-nuolauzos